Product manual

Chapter 6: PASM
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Managing Services
This category includes the following topics:
• Setting System Date and Time (page 93)
• Running the Network Time Protocol (page 93)
• Viewing the Results of NTP Synchronization (page 94)
• Rebooting the SmartStor (page 94)
• Shutting Down the SmartStor (page 95)
• Restarting the SmartStor (page 95)
• Viewing System Information (page 96)
• Viewing Enclosure Information (page 96)
Setting System Date and Time
1. To set the date and time on the SmartStor:
In the Tree, click on the + beside the System icon.
2. Click on the Date / Time icon.
3. Click on the Setup tab.
4. From the dropdown menus, choose the time and date values.
5. Click the OK button.
Running the Network Time Protocol
You can use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to set the system date and time
on your SmartStor to synchronize itself with an external Time Server.
To run the Network Time Protocol:
1. In the Tree, click on the + beside the System icon.
2. Click on the Date / Time icon.
3. Click on the Time Zone tab.
4. From the dropdown menu, select the time zone for your location.
5. Click the OK button.
6. Click on the NTP tab.
7. In the Time Server field, type the URL of the time server you want to use.
URL time.nist.gov is the default.
8. Under Schedule, choose one of the options:
• Disable – Disables NTP synchronization
• Do it at once – Performs a synchronization when you click the OK
button.